22 PACTRACers in the PERKINS Great Eastern Run tomorrow.
Also check out www.ironmanlive.com to follow PACTRACs Roger Canham in the World Ironman Championships in Hawaii TODAY.
We have been told that the World Conker Championships in Ashton tomorrow have been cancelled due to high winds blowing the tents about. I guess that where there is a will there is a way, and where there is no will there is no way!
"We sadly had to take the decision, reluctantly, to cancel the event last night due the really windy conditions that preclude us from building stalls, marquees and towers. The event, sited as it is on the New Lodge field will be too exposed for us to be confident the public will not be at risk! Its a real shame and after a years planning truly disappointing."
2 PACTRACers were mentioned amongst the 29 runners to watch out for, in today's ET: John Murray and Wendy Gooding. See the Forum for the results.
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UPDATE: Roger is out of the water after 1:10:50 and is now on the bike ... (T1 2:52 minutes)
see http://kona.ironmanlive.com/#axzz1aDGe9z1d
He hit the 5.5 mile point on the bike in 16:15 minutes,
28 mile's in 1:18:45
59 mile's in 2:45:53
88 mile's in 4:02:20
and finished the 112 miles after 5:08:10 for an average speed of 21.81mph.
Roger moved up from 897th after the swim (90th in AG) to 499th after the bike (38th in AG).
After a T2 of 4:06 minutes, onto the run.
Run splits:
5 miles in 36:06
10.2 miles 1:12:43
17.2 miles 2:10:22
26.2 miles 3:17:14 for an average speed of 7:31mpm
Roger finished in 9:43:12 and moved up to 287th overall (11th in his Age Group).
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Report:
"PACTRAC's Roger Canham competed in the World Ironman Championships,
in Hawaii, on Saturday. This race is over the Ironman distances of:
swim 2.4 miles in the ocean.
bike 112 miles in searing heat on the windy main road,
heading north from Kona, on this volcanic island.
run 26.2 miles out and back.
1,800 athletes competed, and to qualify you generally have to be in the
top 3 in your Age Group in one of 26 qualifying IM races throughout the
World. Roger actually won his Age Group at the St. George's IM in Utah,
back in May. He, therefore, had 5 months to train and peak for these
World Championships. During this time, he finished 4th in his Age Group
at the UK Half-Ironman in Wimbleball, and 1st in his Age Group at the
Vitruvian Half-Ironman at Rutland Water.
Roger finished on Saturday in a time of 9:43:12. This is the 4th
consecutive year that he has qualified and competed in the IM World
Championships, which are held in Kona, Hawaii, on the weekend nearest
to the full moon, every year. Roger managed to beat his previous best
time for this course by 3 minutes, and came home in 287th place, and
11th in his Age Group. Roger moved up from 90th in his AG after the
swim to 38th after the bike and 11th by the finish of the run. His best
discipline is the run, and he pulled out a 3:17:14 marathon time, in
the heat and humidity that is Hawaii, after already having been on the
go for 6 hours and 26 minutes before the marathon even started.
His average pace on the bike was 21.81 mph and on the run 7:31 mpm.
Roger will be competing in his 10th IM next June, where he will be
competing in France to try to qualify for his 5th Hawaii World
Championships.
Results:
287. Roger Canham 1:10:50 5:15:08 3:17:14 = 9:43:12 11th in AG.
SEE: FORUM - IRONMAN for Roger's own report.